Twenty-five years ago, tennis lost Saint Vitas.
Racquet magazine
Posted inArts & Culture, Nonfiction, Sports, Story
It’s Tennis, Charlie Brown
An obscure character was a stand-in for the creator of Peanuts when he fell in love with tennis during the sport’s boom in the 1970s.
Posted inNonfiction, Profiles & Interviews, Sports, Story
Benoit Paire, Tennis Solitaire
Thessaly La Force hangs out with the lonesome, racquet-smashing Frenchman.
Posted inNonfiction, Sports, Story
Losers’ Lunch
Dining out with courtsiders, a rogue, impish species in the tennis ecosystem.
Posted inArts & Culture, Nonfiction, Sports, Story
Tennis vs. Tennis
German tennis player Andrea Petkovic meets the band.
Posted inArts & Culture, Essays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Sports, Story
Smell, Memory
Perfumers evoke the elegance of an imagined tennis game, not the stench of a real one.
Posted inNonfiction, Sports, Standout
Family Band
In a sport that demands individualism, the Zverevs roll deep.
Posted inNonfiction, Sports, Standout, Story
Family Band
In a sport that demands individualism, the Zverevs roll deep.
Posted inNonfiction, Sports
The (Re)selling of Maria Sharapova
On the longevity of Maria Sharapova, who has built a brand beyond the bounds of her tennis stardom that has made her incredibly wealthy, but still striving for more.